Dubai, UAE
Moving with Time Downtime! Much sitting in the aircraft. Emirates, world
class airline has conditions or facilities conducive enough for japa meditation, reading and writing, all that I relish doing. There's time to talk to the passenger sitting next to you, however, sometimes you respect the fact that its also their downtime, or rather up-time. The flight from Toronto to Dubai is at an unimaginable height, need I detail the figure? Its just very high and very cold, outside. It flashes to mind that we could be victims of a mysterious disapperance, going of the radar screen, as in the case of the recent Malayasian airline that appered to vanish in thin air. Always a good reason to chant divine mantra's with more intrepidity. Time presses on with window shutters closed which makes it confusing to decifer the hour. But thats ok. In the air with such incredible speed (exact figures unknown to me) you really enter a timeless zone, keeping an eye on boarding time is significant but once off from departure, it really doesn't matter much. In a way its off-time. A lay-over in Dubai with a six hour span and a hotel voucher in hand permitted horizontal space to actually sleep which is practically impossible in the plane. Arabian Park Hotel was the space that was destined. No need for its lounge, its drinks or non-veg food. I'm a monastic that can keep cheap thrills at bay. And also, until the new day, new dawn or dusk we do not tarry but move forward with ever changing time. May the source be with you!
0 KM (except for moving in the airport)
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